About Dhaggar Village

Dhaggar is a mid sized village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 756 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5729 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhaggar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhaggar village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	5729 hectares
Population	1,431
Male Population	756
Female Population	675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	893
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhaggar compares

By the 2011 count Dhaggar is the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 5729 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Dhaggar

Dhaggar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Dhaggar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhaggar from other places

Dhaggar lies about 24 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 40 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhaggar
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	24 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	40 km
Nearest town	Chamba	44 km

Villages closest to Dhaggar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Dhaggar

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhaggar village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 15th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Dhaggar village has 756 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhaggar has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Dhaggar is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhaggar covers 5729 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhaggar falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Dhaggar is Kathua, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Dhaggar.

Dhaggar is about 24 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhaggar is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 24 km away. Kathua is about 40 km away. Chamba is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.